A week after New York resident Juan Thomas bought a 2004 BMW 745i, in December 2012, the bank that financed the purchase—Wells Fargo—contacted him to say that he needed additional auto insurance for the vehicle. This was a bit odd, mainly because the car was already insured. “It didn’t sound right to me,” Thomas said.…

What would you do if the bank just let you keep taking money out? A 22-year old Australian man took advantage of a bank error that allowed him to withdraw funds up to $1.5 million and spent it how you would expect: on hookers, drugs and cars.

My failed attempt at selling my Mazda3 to a private party had nothing to do with the fact that I took crappy pictures or that the advertised price of the car was way too high. I made the mistake of assuming when you pay off a car loan, you get your title in a timely manner.

The diesel performance gurus at Gale Banks Engineering are getting on the teaser bandwagon with this tail-shot of their new 200 MPH diesel dragster. Using a Duramax 6.6-liter mill not unlike Banks' S-10 oilburner — already capable of hitting 180 in the quarter — the company promises output well over 1000 HP and 1000…

Yesterday, we showed you the purported world's fastest diesel truck from Banks Power. Today, we've got video of the truck making it's quickest pass at the NHRA Nationals this October. When you watch the video you'll notice the driver is Wes Anderson. While you may not care for the miniaturist approach he takes to …

As the last chunks of salt are chipped off the race cars there is a post speed week battle forming. The SPAL Ford Powerstroke Rocket Ranger team is claiming the title of World's Fastest Diesel Pickup Truck. Gale Banks says this simply isn't true, stating that the Banks Engineering Cummins-powered Dodge Dakota …

Don't buy a vintage Europa. Just don't. You'll screw up our fantasy of a Winnebago Brave converted into a diagonal-backed car carrier with a de-Lucased Europa on its back and a Manta on the trailer behind it. Said fantasy is all we've got. Please, please don't fuck it up. Thanks.

The cranks over at Banks are at it again, in collusion with GM, Garrett Turbo and Bosch. After the all-conquering, streetable Bonneville Dakota, what was next? How about a diesel road-race truck? Says company honcho Gale Banks, This truck will successfully compete heads up against the best in gasoline-powered road…